Exercise 1 and 2 Flashcards
Commensurate
proportionate, corresponding in size/degree
Concord
Agreement and Harmony
Ensue
To follow
Feeble
weak and without energy
Espouse
to support
Expatriate
someone who doesn’t live in their own country
Fallacy
An idea that a lot of people believe to be true but is in fact false
Confer
To have a discussion, To bestow an honour
Conjure
To call on, to cause the spirits to appear
Conscientious
Feeling a moral responsibility to do your work fairly
Cripple
To incapacitate, to injure someone, to become less effective
Gush
To speak in exaggerated enthusiasm. To flow out in large quantity
Husky
Big and strong
Impeach
to claim someone as guilty
Impediment
an obstacle
Hackneyed
boring, uninspiring
Dainty
small and delicate
Dash
To go somewhere quickly, to rush
Daunt
to make someone feel frightened , to intimidate
Cursory
quick and not detailed, casual